Spatial and temporal patterns of radiocesium contamination in mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki (Girard, 1859), inhabiting a nuclear reactor cooling reservoir

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-259

  Holloman, Kevin A ^a   Dallas, Cham E ^a   Brisbin Jr , I Lehr ^b   Jagoe, Charles H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REACTOR; RESERVOIR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WHOLE BODY COUNTING;

GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

CAESIUM-137; COOLING RESERVOIR; MOSQUITOFISH;

USA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SAVANNAH RIVER SITE;

EID: 0030620205     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(96)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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